Bleh. They should remove her right to own a driving license for life + put her in jail for two months, at least. I'd put her back in. But it ain't going to happen to such a celebrity, I think. (I hope i'm wrong though.)

Nothing in simpler than NOT driving while inebriated, so the consequences should be LOTS harsher.

The ironic part about "not caring" about Paris Hilton, is that if you are vocal enough to exclaim "I don't care about stupid Paris Hilton", is that you obviously are interested enough to read the article about it to then exclaim "I don't care about Paris Hilton". If you really don't care about Paris Hilton, you would not even be posting in this thread.

She's got to be doing something right-- she's a professional celebrity. Usually you have to actually accomplish something worthwhile to attain the status of 'celebrity'. Ms. Hilton simply was given loads of cash and set free to wreak havoc on society and its morals. Since her 'reign' sex scandals have become a joke, drunk driving is an offense only punishable by a slap on the wrist, and television shows exist without any interesting premise. Not to mention underwear going out of style...

In short, like it or not, Paris Hilton is a reflection of American society, and where it's heading. Too bad. We had such high hopes...

She's got to be doing something right-- she's a professional celebrity. Usually you have to actually accomplish something worthwhile to attain the status of 'celebrity'.

-Ah, life in Los Angeles. Still, socialites have been the subject of public attention for quite a long time, regardless of their contribution to society. You should read society blurbs from the 1800's.

Ms. Hilton simply was given loads of cash and set free to wreak havoc on society and its morals. Since her 'reign' sex scandals have become a joke, drunk driving is an offense only punishable by a slap on the wrist, and television shows exist without any interesting premise. Not to mention underwear going out of style...

-For what it's worth, first time offenders usually receive a light sentence, in the form of fines, suspended licenses and probation programs. It took two further incidents of violating her probation for a judge to sentence Hilton to time in the county jail. While I can understand that borderline DUI cases can be tough to judge, I have little understanding for someone who can't be bothered to read the terms of her probation, especially after her first violation.

As for the publicity her conduct receives, well, that's a subject for another day.

In short, like it or not, Paris Hilton is a reflection of American society, and where it's heading. Too bad. We had such high hopes...

-Nah, we've survived any number of fools, twits and morons before. Hell, we survived the 70's, didn't we?

That's just it though, IA. Her conduct is what has gotten her to her celebrity status. Without her getting in trouble all the time do you think America would still want to read about her? Take, for instance, her sister, Nicky. Most of us know of her because she occasionally pops out from behind her big sister's shadow. What makes her different than Paris? She's every bit as rich, every bit the socialite, yet she isn't the subject of every gossip magazine the world over. Bad behavior has gotten Paris to where she is (so I guess I can't really claim it was nothing), and the more she gets 'caught' or gets in 'trouble' the more she stands to benefit. And since the media glorifies all of this, American society glorifies it. And if American society is glorifying sex tapes, drunk driving on multiple occasions, and general malfeasance then what do you think that says about American society?

(Oh, and by the way, the 1800s aren't comparable to the present simply because of the ease of information flow in our time, making it far easier for one individual to affect the ebb of societal values.)

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to try and get some shut eye before my neighbors start making that banging noise again... and again... and again...

shes done something right to become a star? The only thing shes done is been born into the family, and had the famous(?) quote "That's Hot!". Everything else is, "What?".

But yeah, she left the courtroom screaming for her mom... How awesome, just for that she should get to go home. But, i heard something about how the judge or someone high up *was* giving her special treatment and they are being courtmarshalled, but i could be wrong on this subject. Someone please correct or prove me wrong here.